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ran through her head when she heard her husband had made it halfway to the nearest town of Mountain City before he could go Albert Chretien no further. “I know he did it for me. I was so grateful.”

Albert Chretien’s body discovered 18 months after he went missing in the Nevada wilderness Kristi Patton

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It has been over a year and a half of speculating for the family of missing Penticton man Albert Chretien.

On Saturday their questions were answered. Two hunters in Elko County, Nev. found his remains about 12 kilometres from where the vehicle Albert and his wife Rita had been travelling in got stuck on a back country road.

“We had long concluded Albert was in heaven already. We know we have more insight into his last day here. We now have comfort and closure to this chapter in our lives,” said Henry Chretien, Albert’s brother.

The older brother said ¿nding the remains will hopefully bring closure to many of the friends, family and complete strangers who volunteered their time to search for Albert.

“Our understanding is that Albert’s remains were found resting under a tree. He had placed his backpack where it could be seen and he laid down under the protection of the tree for a much-needed rest and died peacefully in his sleep,” said Henry.

“After leaving the van he had walked 10 miles, climbed 2,300 feet in altitude and in adverse conditions.”

A memorial service for Albert was held in April, but the family said his remains will come home to Penticton to be buried as he wished.

Less than two weeks ago, Rita made a public appearance in Baker

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RITA AND HENRY CHRETIEN, the wife and older brother of Albert Chretien, talk to reporters at a news conference Tuesday at the Penticton RCMP detachment.

City, Ore. to thank all those who have helped in the search for her husband.

She told the audience that after they got stuck, Albert had tried to make a 9-1-1 call from a cellphone and had gotten through.

According to the story in the Baker City Herald, the call was cutoff before he could tell the dispatcher everything ¿rst responders would need to know to get to them.

The couple then tried to walk out of the area together on the second day of being stranded, but had to return to the van because of the adverse March weather conditions and Rita

ously said she believed she was going to die the day she was found by a group of hunters on ATVs. The Chretien family have had closure on Albert’s death for quite some time. Rita said the discovery of his body was just “tangible evidence” of how he passed away.

On Tuesday, the quiet and demure woman — who has proven to be an inspiration to many — thanked everyone for their assistance and her loving husband for valiantly trying to ¿nd them help.

“I thought you did good Al, thank you for your effort,” said Rita of what

had injured her knee. The next day Albert decided he would go alone to seek help, leaving his wife Rita in the safety of the van to wait.

“As they parted that day, they believed that whether they saw each other in a few days or not, they would eventually see each other in heaven,” said the couple’s pastor Neil Allenbrand at a press conference held by the family on Tuesday.

Rita survived 49 days on nothing but a small spoonful of trail mix a day, hard candy, ¿sh oil tablets, water and her Christian faith. Running out of food and energy, Rita previ-

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Detective Dennis Journigan of the Elko County Sheriff’s Of¿ce said the missing man’s remains were found by elk hunters Rodney Thompson and Jay Doak.

“They actually found a backpack and looked through it, and there was a logo on it and they recognized it was from British Columbia, so they put two and two together,” said Journigan. “They didn’t have cell service there so they had to come out to where they could get it to call us.”

The Chretiens were reported missing on March 19, 2011 after having not been heard from since they left Penticton for a business convention in Las Vegas. The couple followed the suggested route that they thought was taking them to their destination that evening of Jackpot, Nev. Instead, they wound up on a remote forestry service road near the Idaho and Nevada border. They had thought it was a shortcut that would lead them back to the main road, but then the sun went down and before they knew it, they were lost. The muddy, snowy terrain caused their van to slide off the road.

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Coming back from the UBCM conference last week, Penticton city councillors had other topics on their mind than the resolution from Metchosin regarding the decriminalization of marijuana and the ongoing debate around it.

Though the resolution was passed by the Union of B.C. Municipalities assembly, Mayor Dan

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Ashton said he wasn’t in favour of it, that it needs more investigation before local politicians start passing resolutions.

“If you are going to decriminalize marijuana, I think a lot of study needs to go into it, and I think it has to be done cooperatively, not only with the other provinces, but the U.S.,” said Ashton.

More important to the interests of the South Okanagan, he said, was the discussion he and other representatives had with Minister of Health Margaret MacDiarmid.

“She realizes that ambulatory care is a very ef¿cient way to treat patients and treat them well,” said Ashton, adding that while they heard words of support and encouragement, they also got the message that the community needs to show its support for the project.

“It is now time, folks, for this community to step up to the plate. We hear loud and clear that we are No. 1 with IH, but we are not only in competition with IH but with every other tax dollar that is required in this province,” said Ashton, pointing to recent improvements at Vernon and Kelowna hospitals. “Penticton is long overdue. There is an opportunity, but they have to hear from us as a community.”

The regional district, Ashton said, has taken on the hospital expansion and has already invested about $2 million in planning and studies to support the project, as well as building up a war chest to pay the district’s share of construction costs.

Another major focus of Penticton’s lobbying efforts, Ashton said, was deer and deer culls. Communities from around the Southern Interior, he said, were well represented at a meeting with Environment Minister Terry Lake.

“We don’t mind having to do the counts and don’t mind having to justify the cull, but I can tell you, this is happening in an awful lot of communities today,” said Ashton, explaining that they are lobbying for the province to streamline the process and make it consistent.

“We are faced with deer that have not only migrated into town but

many have been born here and they don’t know any different, this is their natural habitat. I heard from mayors and staff from across the southern part of B.C. about the issues that they are facing and they are identical to what Penticton is,” said Ashton. “We reinforced with him that this should not be our responsibility, we are not in charge of wildlife. We are doing our best to deal with the issue, but now it is up to the government.”

Other topics of discussion included expanding international education possibilities in Penticton and the creation of a South Okanagan cycling precinct.

Coun. Andrew Jakubeit wants the Ministry of Transportation to partner in leveraging what he calls one of the most scenic and pristine and heavily used cycling networks in the South Okanagan, as well as Penticton being named the No. 1 place to cycle by Cycling Canada magazine.

He lobbied for the ministry to take a leadership role in creating a cycling precinct, establishing standards and upgrading roadways to meet them as well as installing cycling signage and marketing of the overall project.

“It’s more than just road cycling, it would encompass mountain bike trails, the KVR Trail and the whole regional district’s trail strategy,” said Jakubeit. “The South Okanagan is already known for a superior wine experience. We would like to institute a plan and ensure the South Okanagan is also known for a superior cycling experience.”

But there was no lack of opinions about the marijuana resolution either. As it was debated at the UBCM, regional district director Tom Siddon was one of the most outspoken opposing it.

“I had my little bit to say. I have no objection for not punishing young people for doing something that is part of our growing up experience,” said Siddon. “As it has been explained to us by police authorities, if you were to decriminalize marijuana and grow-ops, you wouldn’t make the problem less, you would make it a bigger problem.”

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Good times flow at Festival of the Grape Mark Brett Western News Staff

Dressed in his giant, multicoloured, polka dot bow tie, with shiny green locks Àowing around his shoulders, Kaleden’s Jack Howard was obviously not someone to be messed with.

Fortunately, the only thing to feel the wrath of his heavy boots this day was the half-barrell of fruit in the grapeJack Howard stomping competition at the South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce Festival of the Grape at the Oliver community centre grounds.

A member of team May the Force Be With You, Howard was competing with and against family and out-of-town friends in what is always the highlight of the event.

The festival this year attracted an expected, record-setting attendance of about 3,500 for the afternoon of fun and frivolity, not to mention some excellent vintage to boot.

“We’re here with a whole bunch of people from Ottawa and we’re hoping to beat the hell out them, but they’ve got strength in numbers,” said Howard, as he climbed into the barrel for his turn. “This is just

THOMAS TUMBACH of Okanagan Falls with two-week-old daughter Francis in his arms, sways to the music of Delhi 2 Dublin.

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WALTER BAXTER of Calgary, Alta. has a glass of wine poured by Gina Mitchell of Oliver Twist Estate Winery while husband Trevor watches during Sunday’s annual Festival of the Grape event.

a real nice celebration and showing the rest of the country, maybe even the world, what great things are happening in the valley.”

Chamber CEO Bonnie Dancey was especially happy with the response from those who came from many miles away to drink in the Àavour of the region.

“We don’t have exact ¿gures yet, but yes, I believe we did set some records, it was fantastic,” she said.

“The weather co-operated, the band was great, the energy of the people was amazing.

“I think the reason (for the success) is word is spreading and because this is just one of the many

events that are going on around the same time. I talked to people who had been at the Wild West Fest the day before (in Okanagan Falls ) and the Garlic Festival in Hester Creek.

It seems the more things happening, the more people come out.

That included people like Al Campion and his wife Elaine of

Alberta, who are visiting to take in the Fall Okanagan Wine Festival.

They stumbled on the grape festival almost by accident while driving through Oliver.

“I can’t believe this,” said Al, sweeping his arm at the sea of people coming and going from the large tents where samples of local reds and whites were being served.

“What a great idea and everyone just seems to be having so much fun. This is how wine should be enjoyed, lots of friends and plenty of laughter, and add in the sunshine and you’ve got the perfect mix.”

Chef hatches plan for backyard chicken coups Steve Kidd Western News Staff

Pentictonites may someday be frying and poaching eggs they collect right out of their own backyards, thanks to the efforts of a local chef.

You might think a top chef was lobbying for people to be able to keep hens in their back yard because he wanted the freshest eggs possible.

But Chris Remington, head chef at the Penticton Lakeside Resort, said the reason is a lot closer to home. His goal is education.

“The whole point behind this was to have my kids have an understanding of where food comes from. I have a garden in my house, which they plant with me and they watch their seeds grow,” said Remington. “Chickens are sort of the only thing, being in the urban setting that we are, that we can have a chance of having.”

Last week, at a meeting of Penticton’s ag-

he said. “It’s a lot of ricultural advisory work and we would committee, Reminghave to produce a lot ton brought forward of eggs to make it a 150-name petition supporting the idea We are going to give council worthwhile.”

Remington’s petiof the city allowing residents to keep up to an analysis of what that would tion to the committee ¿ve backyard hens for mean in terms of bylaw en- was supported by initial research from staff the purpose of egg layforcement. looking at how other ing, with no roosters communities that have or meat birds.

— Anthony Haddad allowed backyard hens “I am not looking for people to have meat-producing birds, I am are dealing with it.

“It varied, everything from henhouse sizes, not looking for people to do backyard slaughtering. This is for people to have egg-producing some towns had you register, some didn’t,” birds,” Remington said, noting that this is a said Remington. “On the average, it’s four to personal project, that the eggs couldn’t be used ¿ve hens per household, I think West Van has 10, which is probably a little too much.” commercially.

The agriculture committee passed it on to “We cannot use them in the restaurant. They have to be graded by a government facility and council with a recommendation that the city inthat is not something that we are getting into,” vestigate trying out backyard hens on a limited

basis. The motion was supported by the majority of councillors, including Wes Hopkin.

“It didn’t seem like there was a lot of good reason for why these animals would be any more disruptive than dogs that bark or cats that happen to run around the neighbourhood and use gardens for litter boxes,” said Hopkin.

Anthony Haddad, director of development services for the city, will be conducting research over the next month and hopes to have a report ready for council sometime in November.

“There are a number of communities dealing with it all over B.C. and across Canada, so we are going to give council an analysis of what that would mean in terms of bylaw enforcement,” said Haddad, who supports the idea of an initial pilot project. “The interesting concept that came up was a pilot program to see what issues exist in our community, which is different from a lot of other communities dealing with this.”

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A ¿ery accident near Prairie Valley Road in Summerland on Highway 97 caused vehicles to be detoured on Sunday evening.

Charred remains of what was once a 1997 Fleetwood motorhome sat on the intersection of the highway. It had been travelling southbound while other vehicles were stopped for a traf¿c light.

“The motorhome was unable to stop and rear ended a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier, which caused a third vehicle from Alberta, a 2005 Honda Accord, to be struck,” said Sgt. Mona Kauffeld. “The Honda went into the ditch, however, the motorhome and Chevrolet Cavalier caught ¿re. Summerland Fire Department attended to extinguish the blaze.”

Kauffeld said four people were involved in the collision and were transported Penticton

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FIREFIGHTERS LOOK OVER the wreckage of a pair of vehicles that were set ablaze during a crash on Highway 97 in Summerland Sunday night.

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For several hours vehicles heading north from Penticton

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District eyes younger start for French immersion Joe Fries Western News Staff

Steady growth of the local French immersion program has prompted school of¿cials to once again explore the idea of opening it up to younger students.

Okanagan Skaha School District trustees on Monday voted to begin a feasibility study of an early French immersion program that would accept students in kindergarten or Grade 1. At present, only a lateentry model is available that takes kids in Grade 6.

“We just felt that it had been a few years since we looked at it, and perhaps it’s time to look at the possibility again,” said Ginny Manning, who chairs the school board.

About 10 per cent of the district’s total head count, 668 students, are in the French immersion stream at four schools in Summerland and Penticton, according to ¿gures provided to the board. Manning said the program has expanded from a single Grade 6 class at KVR Middle School to four this year.

The president of the Okanagan Skaha

chapter of Canadian Parents for French said it will be crucial for parents to get involved in the upcoming round of public consultation on the feasibility study.

“We can advocate until we’re blue in the face, but unless the parents are behind us and unless there is a demand, it’s not going to happen,” said Mona Smythe.

She said the popularity of French immersion has grown as more parents see how bilingualism can open up better job prospects for their kids.

“Like it our lump it, we are a bilingual country, and we need to embrace it from coast to coast. If the kids are going to have employment opportunities, they need to be bilingual,” Smythe said.

“If you want the kids to have the best of opportunities, they need to have the best of education,” At the moment, she continued, the number of French immersion students is limited here by the number of classes offered, with new students selected through a lottery.

That means the program is “not available to everyone,” Smythe said, “and that has always been an issue for us.”

Glyn Lewis, executive director of the B.C.-Yukon chapter of Canadian Parents for French, said enrolment in such programs has grown provincewide for 14 consecutive years. So the appetite for expansion “is not something that’s unique to Penticton.”

According to Lewis, about two-thirds of B.C. school districts now offer French immersion classes, and both early and late programming is available in Kelowna, Vernon and Salmon Arm. The feasibility study for an early-entry French immersion program in the Okanagan Skaha School District will kick off with public consultation this fall, and the board will also strike a new committee to explore the idea with parent advisory committees and unions.

A report is due back to the board next spring. If trustees agree to establish the new program, planning would take place during the 2013-14 school year, with the program expected to start in September 2014.

Secretary-treasurer Ron Shongrunden was unable to say what program start-up might cost, but said the feasibility study should include an estimate.

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B.C. municipal leaders join a growing chorus

T

he group representing local governments throughout the province has become the latest to call for the end to a war that there is no hope of winning.

“For too long our communities have borne the brunt of the harmful consequences of cannabis prohibition, from increased gang violence on our streets to enormous costs of enforcing a thoroughly discredited policy,” said John Ranns, the mayor of Metchosin, which brought forward the resolution calling for the decriminalization of cannabis that was endorsed at last week’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention.

At ¿rst glance, you could be forgiven for asking yourself: What have these guys been smoking? The issue of marijuana decriminalization is clearly something that falls under the jurisdiction of the federal government.

But on further reÀection it becomes apparent that it is communities, both large and small, that feel the sting of the rising bloodshed and squandered resources caused by Canada’s failed drug policies.

And B.C.’s municipal leaders are not alone. Dr. Evan Wood, professor of medicine at the University of B.C., called the UBCM resolution a “symbolic gesture” in the bid to stop a trade in which $2.7 billion annually goes to organized crime.

“Prohibition has not achieved its stated objectives to reduce the demand for and supply of cannabis. Instead, current laws have resulted in negative social and economic consequences at the municipal and provincial level,” said Wood, the founder of Stop the Violence B.C., a coalition of academic, legal, law enforcement and health experts campaigning to reform cannabis laws.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made it abundantly clear that no amount of bloodshed and wasted resources will change his mind on marijuana laws. But that can’t stop B.C.’s civic leaders from doing what they believe is best for the communities they serve.

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Leaders’ spin contest ends in a tie The Union of B.C. Municipalities convention is the political event of the year for B.C. party leaders, especially heading into a provincial election.

Up ¿rst was NDP leader Adrian Dix, who drew a large crowd of local politicians last week for the traditional earlymorning spot that follows a long evening of receptions.

In contrast to his debut last year, a typical litany of political attacks on the B.C. Liberals, Dix declared he would take the high road. And perhaps mindful of Carole James’ downfall after her content-free speech to the 2010 UBCM convention, Dix set out policies.

He told delegates an NDP government would restore local authority over Metro Vancouver transit (no more toothless “mayors’ council”) and mountain resorts (no more Jumbo ski resort permits issued over local objections).

Dix would also let communities decide if they want public-private partnerships for large construction projects. (Federal Heritage Minister James Moore later noted that if communities or provinces wish to decline federal funds due to this ideol-

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B.C. Views ogy, they are free to do so.)

Then Dix accused the B.C. Liberals of cutting forest inventory spending by 77 per cent over the last decade, meaning decisions like rebuilding the Burns Lake mill are being made “in the dark” for the ¿rst time in a century.

That’s a damning charge, so I checked it against forest ministry budget records. As with all government programs, accounting changes can give a misleading appearance of large cuts or increases from year to year. And indeed forest inventory spending has bounced around during the B.C. Liberal term.

The budget for forest inven-

tory staf¿ng and operation was about $8 million in 2001-02, rising as high as $15 million and falling to a low of $5.1 million in recession-hit 2009-10. The estimate for the current ¿scal year is $9.7 million, an increase to try to catch up with the pine beetle disaster.

Crown forest inventory has indeed fallen behind due to rapid shifts caused by unprecedented insect and ¿re damage. But has spending been slashed as Dix claims? No. It has increased.

Next up was Premier Christy Clark, in full campaign mode. In the Gordon Campbell tradition, she brought the goodies out in her speech to close the convention. More than $200 million has been scraped together to “accelerate” capital projects at schools, hospitals and other facilities across the province.

These projects were already on the books, but they’ve been moved up for obvious political purposes. Or at least the announcements will be moved up.

Four-laning of the last narrow stretches of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Kamloops will continue over 10 years. This is a federal-provincial project that will eventually be ¿nished re-

gardless of who is governing in Victoria or Ottawa. It includes some of the most staggeringly expensive road building in Canada, in the Kicking Horse Pass, a short section that could require two tunnels and up to 12 more bridges.

Clark also announced a longrange plan to replace the George Massey tunnel under the Fraser River. It will likely be a bridge, because the tunnel is a bottleneck not only for Highway 99, but also for large ships going up-river. This is another project that will proceed eventually, and there is no speci¿c ¿nancial commitment yet.

I haven’t found any outright false claims in Clark’s presentation, just the kind of creative accounting and blacktop politics familiar to B.C. voters. As always, I’m pleased to hear from people with speci¿c corrections.

For now, call it a tie. Neither speech represents a proud moment for our provincial leadership.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Kiwanis Music Festival’s future in jeopardy In its 87th year, the Penticton Kiwanis Music Festival is in jeopardy! Key positions on the board have become vacant since the 2012 festival and they leave an insuf¿cient number of volunteers to run the festival for 2013. Board members meet once a month from September through June and each have certain responsibilities necessary for the success of the festival.

The Penticton Kiwanis Music Festival was founded as the Okanagan Valley Music Festival in 1926 to provide an opportunity for

performing arts students to present their music, speech arts and dance achievements and to receive a constructive, meaningful evaluation of their performances.

In doing so, the festival aims to foster and promote a lifelong interest and appreciation for music, dance and speech arts.

Each spring, Penticton annually hosts over 1,400 competitive and non-competitive young amateurs from the Okanagan and surrounding areas in nine disciplines, which include strings, guitar, piano, classical

Pre-emptive strike possible

There are perhaps two serious scenarios NATO and the free world should be concerned about regarding Israel’s right to defend itself by means of a preemptive air strike or a counter-attack should Iran attack ¿rst.

Today, Israel is not protected by the occupied Sinai Desert. Captured in the Six-Day War in 1967, the Sinai had been a buffer zone between Israel and Egypt. The Sinai was given back to Egypt when both countries signed the peace treaty in 1979.

For several years, a belligerent Iran has been threatening to wipe Israel off the map. Iran is building ICBM missiles and is nearly ¿nished building a nuclear bomb. The American president seems to be unaware of the threat against Israel.

The ¿rst scenario is Israel may preempt Iran and try to take out their nuclear capability. The second scenario is what Israel may do if Iran launches ¿rst.

I believe that if Iran launches a surprise attack, Israel will counter attack. Something most Arab and Muslim countries seem to be blissfully unaware of: if Iran launches ¿rst, Israel will counter attack — not just against Iran, but all other Arab and Muslim capital cities and any other nation that has assisted Iran in developing nuclear weapons. I believe North Korea and Pakistan are on that list: The Koreans for supplying missiles and the Pakistanis for supplying nuclear technology. I would not be surprised to discover Israeli submarines off the Korean coast and in the Gulf of Oman with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles.

Recently, the new Egyptian army chief of staff, a Muslim fanatic, has moved Egyptian armoured units up close to the Israeli frontier which borders the Sinai Desert. With no buffer zone, Israel is in a precarious situation.

If Israel must launch against Iran, it is quite likely Israel must also launch against Egypt.

The third problem Israel must deal with: Recently, the Syrians have said they will supply chemical weapons to the Hamas and Hezbollah forces in Gaza and Lebanon. Suddenly something Israel had only thought about as a “worst possible scenario”, with an in-

voice, musical theatre, speech arts, woodwinds and brass, and dance.

Respected adjudicators from Western Canada and the United States critique each performance and numerous scholarships and awards are presented at two highlights concerts.

We are counting on a show of interest and support because no new volunteers means a possible end to this longrunning music event.

For further information about the festival or the need for volunteers, all those who are interested should email

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different President Obama, Israel may have to launch against all possible targets.

The Israeli and world Jewish peoples have said since the Second World War: “There will never be another holocaust.” The Christian and Jewish way of life began in the Middle East; unfortunately for all of us, it might end there.

The nuclear clock is ticking.

Ernie Slump Penticton

Development good for city

The Green Avenue development is going to be the best thing for Penticton. The news was long overdue, better than any prison.

The south side of Penticton is going to boom, the businesses from Kenny Avenue, Skaha Lake Road to Yorkton Avenue, have missed out, now it’s the south of the city to show the way.

Condos, housing and business premises will be at a premium. Anyone who wants to get a head start better start looking for good deals now on commercial units and housing.

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Local communities going around in circles A short time ago, the city fathers brought out their ¿rst brainchild, the roundabout on Front Street. It was strategically placed at the bottom of Vancouver Hill. As we all know, Vancouver Hill is the main artery to Naramata. The thought put into this, or should I say lack of thought put into this, is amazing. I don’t remember anything done by the city to confer with freight or transportation companies as to the ef¿cacy of such a project.

These large trucks seem to negotiate the roundabout but not without some dif¿culty, especially since Frank the Baggage Handler isn’t in the centre to direct them anymore. It makes trucking somewhat awkward I’m sure, as these vehicles try to complete their missions in and around the roundabout area.

Council didn’t seem to glean much from this ¿rst installation and proceeded with construction of the Power Street circle, the second roundabout. I have seen so many close calls while trying to navigate this labyrinth-like form that it makes me cringe to think about it. It is a small wonder that there has been as little

Celebrating foster parents

October is once again a time to celebrate and appreciate the unique and extremely valuable role that foster parents in the Okanagan ful¿ll. I say ful¿ll because although it is considered a job and comes with an extended list of expectations, regulations and limitations, they also in so many ways reap the rewards of a job well done. Many foster parents tell me how much they love and enjoy children and ¿nd what they do as very ful¿lling.

As the foster parent co-ordinator of the South Okanagan, I have the privilege of offering them support through the Okanagan Foster Parents Association. I enjoy my work providing this support and training opportunities to help them in their day-to-day experiences with children of all ages and backgrounds.

Many come into care needing temporary help for the family in crisis and others go on to longer-term care or adoption. Foster parents offer love and acceptance and are particularly aware of their foster child’s attachment needs and the trauma that can result from separation.

If you personally know a foster parent, give them the kudos they deserve. We have a valuable resource which is often unrecognized. Thank you to each one of you who serve and care for the children and youth of our communities.

Betty Bogyo, foster parent co-ordinator Okanagan Foster Parents Association

Learn from history

I am replying to the latest letter about science complementing religion. The writer makes a lot of points but all of her research is based on her visits to the Vatican websites. Well, that is really going to be a balanced debate. That is like the police investigating the police.

Yes, Galileo did write articles and had a character named Simplicio who did not agree with Galileo’s views. The church thought that this character was the Pope. Maybe it was, maybe it wasn’t. If someone in a crowd yells, “Hey idiot,” and some people stand up and say, “Yes”. Well, what does that say about the people who stood up. Anyway, Galileo was arrested for his publication and was sent to the Inquisition in Rome. He was threatened with torture if he did not stop teaching the Copernican theory. Galileo was 68 at the time, and faced with torture, he publicly confessed that he was wrong to have said that the Earth moved around the sun. The church then con¿ned him to house arrest for the rest of his life. So much for scienti¿c freedom.

Also, just because other scientists of Galileo’s day didn’t agree with him doesn’t make his ideas wrong. It is very common in the scienti¿c world for scientists to disagree. It makes for a healthy discussion and further research.

This is still done today. However, I really think the main reason was they were afraid of the church.

I was accused of generalities. Well here

auto carnage as there has. Again, commercial vehicles, buses and the like ¿nd it somewhat cumbersome to negotiate this area. So too, city drivers need to be reminded that the triangular signs that adorn each entrance mean what they diagram and that is to yield.

Many drivers seem to sense that if they can beat whoever is inside the circle, then so be it.

It seems that roundabouts might be likened to a virus as of late.

Summerland has seemed to adopt the roundabout scenario. Perhaps this is a viral issue that might be termed as “roundaboutitis.”

It seems that Summerland has followed the City of Penticton in this area of roundabouts. It almost seems like a monkey see, monkey do scenario. There are two of these in place in the main area of town currently, as many of us know. Summerland city fathers are thinking of making it three in a row. I don’t know if they are trying to upstage Penticton or they are merely trying to add to traf¿c confusion.

The latest proposed “circle of confusion” is at the four-way

is a speci¿c example. Another educated man named Giordano Bruno, maybe not as famous as Galileo but well known, wrote numerous articles. One speci¿c book was about memory and how to keep your mind active and your memory strong. He also publicly agreed that the Earth moved around the sun and was arrested. However, he refused to give in to the Inquisition, like Galileo did, and was burnt at the stake for his scienti¿c belief. So much for the church and scienti¿c freedom. Plus since the church at that time knew that the Earth was not Àat and not the centre of the universe, according to your own letter, then the torture and execution of people who disagreed with them to me is outright murder. There is a lot of information about this man on the Internet. Please look him up, he was in interesting fellow.

I am glad that you brought up the fact that the Catholic church has the Ponti¿cal Academy of Sciences, etc. This means that they know and are aware of what is going on in the world and outside of it. They are educated enough to see the same things as other scientists see. They have known for years that the Earth was round and that it moved around the sun. So why did it take until 1992 for the Catholic church to ¿nally admit this. In 1992, they ¿nally admitted that Galileo was right. I mean just a little late don’t you think.

You know it is not what you say but what you do that de¿nes you. The Catholic church is very good at saying things, as is shown in your letter. You have some very nice quotes. But they are very bad at actually doing the right thing on time.

I wonder though, if you were teaching science in your classes, were you teaching evolution or creationism? Just a question.

What I would really like the Catholic church to do is release all of the documents that they have stored in their vaults in the Vatican in Rome. I am someone who likes history and enjoys reading about history. I know that the Catholic church has thousands and thousands of documents that go back easily to the foundation of the church. These documents must contain a lot of ¿rst-hand accounts of history.

These documents could be reviewed by scholars, they could be copied and preserved for everyone to read and enjoy. If the church is not afraid of people knowing this information, be it science or history, etc., then they should be glad to have these documents available to the world to read. This information could rewrite a lot of our known history.

Anyway, this is history and we should not be afraid to admit that bad things were done. It was after all a different time. We should learn from it and not hide or deny it happened.

I am not going to write any more on this topic. The politicians give me enough fodder for my pen. Now that summer is over and all of the guests have gone home I will be writing about them instead.

Ron Evans Oliver

stop on S. Victoria Road, I’m led to believe. Currently this area is a stop-sign controlled four-way stop. It appears to be working and the majority of people seem to negotiate it in a satisfactory way.

With the changing of this pattern to a roundabout, it’s a whole new kettle of ¿sh. I wonder if those involved in transportation of goods and services needing to get to different areas of Prairie Valley Road have had any input as they are a large user of this path.

It begs the question of “wouldn’t it be more expedient to put in a traf¿c light” and in so doing, respect the environment and topography? What do the taxpayers think? Evidently it doesn’t seem to be a matter of concern or they haven’t had a chance for suf¿cient input. It would appear that the city fathers have taken a page from the Penticton city fathers and are going to do what they are going to do. It might be a shaky wake-up call for taxpayers in Summerland although I sincerely hope not.

Troubled by MLA’s stance on park

Growing up in the South Okanagan, wandering its hills and valleys, a steady degradation of the natural environment from myriad human activity was readily apparent. For that reason, among others, the South Okanagan Similkameen national park proposal gathered much attention.

The response to the proposal by the local MLA is puzzling and most disconcerting.

Be especially alert to the use of the strategy of hiding in silence used by elected of¿cials. John Slater, MLA Boundary Similkameen, seems to be hiding in silence regarding questions of serious import with respect to the South Okanagan national park proposal. Such questions were asked of Mr. Slater in response to his comments in the Penticton Western News. When asked, it was noted that a silent response on his part would be taken as tacit agreement with the import of those questions.

Questions of serious import require address in a way that is rigorous and deeply considered.

This is in marked contrast to the short-sighted minimalist thinking about trivial issues, vacuous responses and double-speak invoked for the purpose of placation.

In Mr. Slater’s letter, a trivial issue, for example, would include the inference to squabbles over what interest group gets what portion of the (land) pie to indulge their self-interest? Disturbingly, Mr. Slater seems willing to countenance the self-interest of such groups as those with commercial intents which will far and away disrupt and change the ‘unique’ grasslands environment.

In Mr. Slater’s letter, a vacuous response and double-speak would include the rhetorical platitudes used for placation. Mr. Slater employs, for example, a platitudinal Àourish by appealing to the remarkable uniqueness of the grassland ecosystem, then stating his government’s withdrawal from the national park initiative, and, further, making a non-substantive comment about continuing to explore its preservation (i.e. exploring but no commitment to informing the public nor acting upon options). The use of rhetorical platitudes act as pushback language toward the farsighted who foresee the serious need of signi¿cant grassland preservation, preservation which must supersede the narcissistic behaviour self-interest groups who would, by their presence, harm and unbalance subtle complex ecological processes.

Serious questions asked of Mr. Slater to which there was no response (retreat into silence), and therefore tacit accepted as being of import. It is interesting that, when asked, Mr. Slater did not disagree that these questions of import were within his sphere of attention. So noted his silence might suggest an inability to substantively engage them.

Very worrisome, even inexcusable given his participation on the Environment and Land Use Committee. Equally concerning, he was not able it seems to formulate any questions which he felt were of equal or greater import.

How (else) are we to ‘read’ the silence?

It is deeply troubling that Mr. Slater seems quagmired in issues of trivia or given to employing vacuous platitudes and double-speak regard-

Ron Barillaro Penticton

ing the South Okanagan Similkameen park (proposal). Our children’s children will cry because of the impotence of the collective will to imagine a future beyond immediate human self-interest.

And Mr. Slater is implicated.

Mr. Slater’s political pandering in the article, while attempting to appease all constituents, is essentially an endorsement of the status quo which, arguably, is tantamount to knowingly taking out an unrepayable mortgage on the environment that will lead to the probable foreclosure on the wellbeing of future generations.

One experiences a sense of profound humility with the realization that the environment will cast the veto vote in its own time and on its own terms.

Dr. D. C. Worthing Gabriola Island

Global crisis looms

Canada severs ties with Iran. The way Canada represents this divorce to the public, as a security reason and accusing Iran of being a terrorist regime, reminds me on the movie Dirty Harry.

Harry (PM Harper) says to the suicide candidate (Netanyahu), who wants to jump off the tower: “Make my Day.” I do not want to stop you from jumping; all I want is your social security number, because after you jump we will not be able to identify you, because it is impossible to sort out the pieces.

Mr. Harper encourages Netanyahu to jump, by saying Iran is a terrorist regime. By getting the embassy staff out of Iran, Mr. Harper says, I will not get involved when you commit suicide. Israel seems to have made up their mind to attack Iran and Canada gets their employees out of harm’s way, that is the security reason. Some say that this attack will come before the presidential election.

Russia and China made it clear to the UN, the U.S. and Israel: there will be no second Libya. You overstepped the no-Ày zone agreement, you murdered Kadda¿ and you bombed Libya back to the stone ages. Battle tanks do not Ày, so there were no reasons to attack ground troops in Libya.

Mr. Harper will not be able to change Putin’s mind. I think that, if anything, Mr. Putin will change Mr. Harper’s mind, that is, if Mr. Putin reads any of the websites that I read. I happen to know something from the other side of the fence (Syria). Some western countries supported the rebels in Syria right from the start of the rebellion. Yes, some western countries were instrumental in starting the entire mess in Syria, and Russia knows this.

If Mr. Netanyahu ¿res the ¿rst shot, he will be responsible for starting the Third World War. Russia and China have made it clear, that if there is a military intervention in Syria, the entire Middle East will be in Àames and even nuclear weapons will be involved.

Therefore, I say, Mr. Netanyahu, please jump.

Samson, let us get it over with and destroy your temple, but please do not take a holiday overseas when you give the orders.

Otto Sturhahn Penticton

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Sentencing delayed Kristi Patton Western News Staff

A Penticton man who pled guilty to obtaining sexual services of a person under the age of 18 will have to wait to be sentenced.

Benny Wolfe was prepared to go to jail when he appeared in Penticton provincial court on Monday morning, but the judge had other ideas. Judge Meg Shaw told the man that she wants another pre-sentence report completed on him that would include psychiatric and psychological components, as well as a risk assessment.

“I think it is essential and needs to be done before sentencing proceeds,” said Shaw.

“This is necessary for both the defence and the Crown.”

Wolfe said he had turned in his key to

his Penticton rental apartment already and wanted to proceed with sentencing. He told the judge it has been dif¿cult for him to ¿nd a place because of the conditions placed against him while he is out on bail that don’t allow him to live near parks, schools and other places where children may be.

“It was pure hell ¿nding a place. I nearly ended up in jail because I couldn’t ¿nd a place,” said Wolfe.

The charge of obtaining sexual services of a person under the age of 18 is an indictable offence with a minimum of six months in jail, up to a maximum of ¿ve years.

Wolfe said he will be “challenging” some of the points Crown counsel Catherine Crockett is expected to be make at the sentencing which wont happen until Nov. 21 at 10 a.m.

CHRETIEN - Body located halfway to the nearest town Three days later, 59-year-old Albert packed up a bag with some of the trail mix they were eating and the GPS and left his wife with their van, attempting to walk back to State Route 225 in search of help.

It was seven weeks later that Rita was miraculously found alive by a group of hunters. The search for her husband continued for months by authorities, search and rescue parties and volunteers.

With no trace of the man found, in April 2012 a memorial service was held at a Penticton church where more than 500 people gathered to celebrate Albert’s life.

“Al rarely missed a day without saying to me I love you,” said Rita during her tribute to her dearest friend and husband. “I have many good memories to cherish for the rest of my life. We were married 38 years. He truly was a gift of God to me. I miss him very much and I will see him again some day.”

Det. Journigan said Albert had headed in the right direction on his trek to ¿nd help, and was about halfway to the nearest town.

“It’s steep, wooded terrain and where he was found was in a grove of trees,” said Journigan, who added he did not know if an autopsy would take place.

“It looks like he died of natural causes. He tried to probably get out of a snowstorm because there was a lot of snow in that country at that time of year. It looked like he tried to ¿nd some shelter and perhaps froze, we don’t know. It was a pretty tough winter and usually that country is pretty inaccessible until the snow starts to melt and the spring comes.”

Search parties, airplanes and other efforts were previously made to scour the area where Albert’s remains were found, but Journigan estimates the body was buried underneath about 10 feet of snow.

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DESIGNS ON DOWNTOWN — City planning manager Jake Belobaba looks over the information placards at the Penticton Community Centre. Last week’s display was part of the downtown plan dialogue highlighting the public’s feedback on what they would like to see happen in the downtown. People can still fill out the online survey at www.penticton.ca.

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Best known for their hits Barracuda, Crazy on You and Magic Man, the sister duo that created the band Heart is coming to Penticton to play the South Okanagan Events Centre.

California-born, Seattle-bred sisters Nancy and Ann Wilson are behind some of rock’s most iconic hits and will be kicking off the Canadian dates for their Fanatic tour in Penticton on March 9. Nancy’s guitar and Ann’s wail are practically part of the national archive, indelible elements of American pop culture. In their nearly 40 years as a band the Wilson sisters have been lauded as sex symbols, idealized as feminist icons, and worshiped by critics and fans alike, selling over 35 million albums worldwide and thrilling audiences with their raucous live show.

In 2010 the band returned to the Billboard Top 10 with the release of Red Velvet Car and a Top 5 DVD Night at Sky Church.

The subsequent tour, which they deemed incredibly successful in Canada, reinvigorated the sisters’ taste for live performance and life on the road, but as they looked forward to recording another album, something seemed to be in the way: their past.

For years, friends and colleagues had been asking the sisters to do a book about Heart and it just didn’t feel right.

“They always came to us with a real lascivious tabloid-y type idea,” Ann said in a press release. “You know — think of the ugliness and the dirtiness — but that’s so one dimension-

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al. We’ve had moments of failure and vulnerability and humiliation, sure, but ours is also the story of women who are being told there are rules to follow and just won’t do it.”

In the wake of the success of Red Velvet Car the sisters decided to collaborate with veteran music journalist and Seattle rock scene expert Charles R. Cross.

Heart’s ¿rst ever biography, Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock and Roll, is in stores now. The Wilson sisters have fully exorcized the past and now it was time to think about the future. Oct. 2 marked the release of a brand new studio album for the sisters of rock, titled Fanatic.

“We did it every possible way,” Nancy

remembers. “We had many nights together on the tour bus. Then, when I was in LA and Ann was in Seattle, we were emailing each other lyrics ideas and (producer) Ben Mink groove ideas.”

When it came time to record, the band’s approach was organic, very much in keeping with their roots as a true performance-oriented rock band.

“These days things are formulated digitally or layered or looped and assembled but this is live groove,” Nancy explains. “It was our mission to go in there and capture the energy as it magically happens without too much overthinking or repetition, just letting it escape.”

Honouring your past while believing in the beauty and power of

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“When you’re at our experience level, you know what you want and you go for it,” Nancy said. “You’re not going to test it out for ¿ve or 10 years, you’re going to get in the car and drive.”

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Waterfront meeting in the works will be on hand at both display sessions to answer any questions.

The public input session begins at 5 p.m., when city staff will start taking names for a speakers list.

There will be a short presentation of the concepts at 6 p.m. followed by a two-hour open mike starting at 6:30 p.m. The speakers list will remain open through that period.

“This council has heard loud and clear about what people want for input opportunity on the waterfront,” said Ashton. “Council has been listening intently to what the community is saying.”

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MAKING A SPLASH — Bob Purdy and Viki Nielsen jockey for position during the relay race portion of the first-ever Naramata Paddle Regatta.

Purdy said it marked the 631st consecutive day he’d been out of paddle boarding as a fundraiser for the David Suzuki Foundation.

The City of Penticton is going to some extra lengths to ensure everyone gets a chance to have their say about the latest proposals for the Okanagan Lake waterfront.

These latest options were created in the wake of public opposition to two earlier proposals, both of which would have seen the angle parking along Lakeshore Drive replaced This council with parallel parking and the traf¿c Àow changed to has heard loud one way. Both of the new and clear about options are much more what people modest, with Option 3 being basically status quo, want for input with only necessary repair work being done. opportunity on Penticton council will receive the new options the waterfront. from the Waterfront Se— Dan Ashton lect Committee at a special council meeting on Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. It will be an open meeting, and public input will be welcome, but the main chance for the public to speak will come later in the month.

“We will take public input anytime on this. If people are here, we want to hear what they are saying,” said Mayor Dan Ashton.

All four concept plans will be on display on Oct. 16 in council chambers and at the Penticton Community Centre on Power Street from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The following day, Oct. 17, the plans will be moved to the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre and put on display from noon to 6 p.m., in preparation for a public forum in the evening. City staff

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Just one Okanagan city remains in the race to become the new host community for Ironman Canada.

The World Triathlon Corporation announced Friday that Kelowna made the short-list, along with Whistler and Huntsville, Ont. Vernon did not make the cut.

“WTC told us that we put in a fantastic bid and the community support was evident,” said Kevin Poole, economic development manager for the City of Vernon.

“However, the primary decision was based on where they felt their athletes wanted to go, so they looked closely at what they considered to be resort communities and “mid-major” markets. WTC said there was nothing that we could have done differently to change the decision and our bid was very competitive. In that respect, I think we should be proud of what we accomplished in such a short period of time.”

Last week, Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray led a four-person mission to Tampa, Fla. to make his city’s pitch to WTC of¿cials.

Gray said part of the presentation included an aerial photograph of downtown Kelowna showing City Park, where the Ironman would be centred. It would serve as the starting point for the race and the transition area between the swim, bike and run portions.

The swim would be in Okanagan Lake off City Park and the bike route would take riders over the Bennett Bridge to the Westside, as well as back into the city, down into the Mission and then as far north as Predator Ridge, near Vernon, and back.

Gray said unlike the challenging hill climbs riders used to face in the South Okanagan, on a course where there were few spectators, the Kelowna bike course would not only offer spectacular scenery but also more opportunities for the public to watch.

When Kelowna announced it would make a bid for the Iron-

man, of¿cials at City Hall said two of the biggest challenges would be the bike course and getting enough volunteers.

Part of the city’s strategy is to build on what it calls its “existing active living infrastructure and culture” by creating a multi-sport centre of excellence and a volunteer recruitment and retention strategy that will bene¿t all future events in the city that require volunteers.

The World Triathlon Corporation is expected to announce the new host community from Kona, Hawaii Oct. 10.

Penticton hosted the Ironman Canada race for 30 years, before city of¿cials parted ways with the WTC this summer over a perceived lack of community bene¿ts. The city then inked a new deal with the Germany’s Challenge Family triathlon group, which will run next August’s race.

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Regional district makes data available Joe Fries Western News Staff

You’ll need special software to use it, but a local government has thrown open its virtual doors to a rich store of geographical information.

Now available for free on the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen website is the raw spatial data used by planners to draw up their ideas for development.

The information, which can be used to plot property boundaries and civic addresses on maps, was previously obtainable only through RDOS staff and came with a cost.

“Quite often it’s going to be developers and (people) like that” who are most interested in the data, explained Tim Bouwmeester, the regional district’s information services manager.

One such developer from whom he recently received a call was interested in using the data to sniff out opportunities for a wind farm.

“They were using it for analysis — where the private land was — and they’re overlaying that with the topography and where the wind currents are, and trying to ¿nd suitable places for wind-power generation,” Bouwmeester said.

The free downloads became available in August, following a board decision in May that directed staff to move towards an open-data philosophy.

Bouwmeester said making the data available for free will cost the RDOS annual revenue of between $300 and $500, but he expects that will be made back.

An oft-cited 2001 report prepared by KPMG found that for every $1 government invests in producing such data, $4 comes back in economic activity.

“That was a national study, so it’s hard to say how it would apply here, but I’m pretty sure there’s quite a bit of value that way too,” Bouwmeester said.

The new data, which can also be viewed through an application on the RDOS website, complements other interactive online maps available there, including guides to local trails and the Naramata cemetery.

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Chad Katunar’s no-quit attitude has paid dividends.

Next fall the Victoria native intends to be the last line of defence for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team. At the same time, he will hit the books hard to earn a solid education in South Bend, Indiana.

With ¿ve to 10 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams knocking on his door, the Fighting Irish won over Katunar.

The Penticton Vees No.1 stopper agreed to the scholarship before stopping 41 of 44 shots against the Powell River Kings and Prince George Spruce Kings last weekend. After watching their championship banners go up on Saturday in the South Okanagan Events Centre, Katunar earned his second shutout in a 4-0 win against Powell River then edged the Spruce Kings 4-3 on Sunday.

During the BCHL Showcase, Fighting Irish coach Jeff Jackson expressed his interest to Katunar. When Katunar begins his college career, he will join former teammates Mario Lucia and Steven Fogarty, which excites him.

The Fighting Irish are playing their ¿nal season in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association before moving to Hockey East in 2013-14.

According to information provided by the Vees, the Irish made their ¿rst NCAA tournament appearance in 2004 and have since made four more appearances, including the Frozen Four ¿nal in 2008. Notre Dame has won two CCHA Regular Season titles (2006-07, 2008-09) and two CCHA conference Championships (2006-07, 2008-09).

Earning the scholarship is rewarding for Katunar who went from being a backup that endured struggles last season, to being the man in the playoffs when No. 1 goalie Michael Garteig was injured. Katunar helped carry his team all the way to the Doyle Cup. “That was de¿nitely the experience that shaped me into a starting goaltender that I feel I am today,” said Katunar. “It’s never easy to be a backup goaltender. It is a dif¿cult job. I got a chance to prove myself and when I had to,, I stopped pp the ppuck. That ggave me a lot of con¿dence coming into this season.”

“He’s worked extremely hard,” said Stecher, adding ngg jersey, that while the goalie may not wear a letter on his jersey y, y,

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“This year, a bunch of people were questioning him. No one in this organization questioned him. He just proved with his numbers.”

Stecher already sees a difference in Katunar from last season.

“He’s all business. He lives and dies by that slogan,” said Stecher.

“He likes to have fun but knows when to be serious.”

Last season, Katunar appeared in 20 games compiling a 13-2 reChad Katunar cord with one shutout. In 15 playoff games, he went 12-2-0-1, with a goals-against average of 1.73 and a .938 save-percentage and one shutout.

Vees coach-GM Fred Harbinson said Katunar’s scholarship was well earned.

“Chad competes extremely hard day in and day out,” said Harbinson in a release. “He showed great patience throughout last season and excelled when called upon. Chad has now solidi¿ed himself as one of the top goaltenders in junior A hockey.”

Ice chips: The Vees have the youngest roster in the BCHL with their average age being 18.05-years-old, according to Eliteprospects.com. The next youngest team is the Cowichan Valley Capitals at 18.14 years. The Vees lead the Interior Division with 14 points, while Coquitlam leads the Mainland Division with 12 points and Victoria leads the Island Division with 11 points. The attendance for the Vees opening game was 2,148.

Last year 1,552 attended the Vees ¿rst home game. The second game this season attracted 1,202, while last year 1,438 fans push through the turnstiles.

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LOUIE NANNE scored the game-winning goal for the Penticton Vees against the Powell River Kings Saturday in a 4-0 final. The win capped an evening in which 2,148 fans were at the South Okanagan Events Centre for a banner-raising ceremony.

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New coaches among reasons skating club is excited Emanuel Sequeira Western News Staff

New coaches and a revised CanSkate program has the Glengarry Figure Skating Club excited.

Trevor Buttenham has been hired to replace the departed Alex Sergueev, while Janelle Morcombe has returned to teach the CanSkate program.

Buttenham joins the club with three years’ coaching experience and 12 years performing in professional ice shows.

Buttenham is a threetime national competitor as a junior and in novice pairs. He is also a National Coaching Certi¿ed Program (NCCP) Level 1 certi¿ed coach, Level 2 partial and Can Power certi¿ed.

Buttenham said the reason he applied for the job is that he loves the Okanagan as he lived in Kelowna eight years ago.

He’s also excited about what can be done with the club.

“I’m looking forward to the opportunity Glengarry Figure Skating Club has for me,” he said. “It’s a club with lots of potential from what it is.”

Morcombe is an experienced NCCP Level 1 certi¿ed coach, Level 2 partial, Can Power certi¿ed. She has eight years of coaching experience.

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TREVOR BUTTENHAM and Janelle Morcombe are the Glengarry Figure Skating Club’s new coaches and are being counted on to build the programs.

I’m looking forward to the opportunity Glengarry Figure Skating Club has for me. It’s a club with lots of potential from what it is.

— Trevor Buttenham

The GFSC board likes that Buttenham is organized and will be able to take on various tasks.

Since Buttenham committed to performing another season with Royal Caribbean International doing the Ice Odyssey show, he will only be working with the club until the middle of October then return in April. During his absence, Morcombe will ¿ll in for him.

Michelle Tuckwood, president of the GFSC, said it was important for them to get stability in the coaching area to help bring the club numbers up.

“We’re quite excited about that,” she said.

While Buttenham

is only available for six weeks, he was the most quali¿ed person to apply.

The club has signed him for the spring, summer and next year.

The club expects a tough year because the City of Penticton is also offering a CanSkate program. Currently the GFSC has about 80 skaters and more athletes will still be trickling in. Last year they had 130 skaters in total.

“Our CanSkate program is cut right in half (at 40),” said Tuckwood.

“There should be at least 60 to 70. It’s the feeder to us.”

That is an area that Buttenham said they need to focus on.

Skate Canada’s CanSkate program, aimed to teach basic skating, has been redesigned, said Tuckwood. In the past, clubs have put their own spin on the program, but Skate Canada wants to standardize it and have certi¿ed coaches.

“Last two years they have been prepping the club with seminars to get them ready,” said Tuckwood. “More rewards for the kids. The program is very good.”

Skate Canada’s website said, “the testing and program pilot results have shown a marked improvement in skaters’ abilities in a short period (three years) of time.”

The club said the program allows students to progress at their own rate, earn badges and advance levels. Glengarry, which has operated since 1957, also offers Can Power and Star Skate teaching advanced ¿gure skating techniques, testing and competitive opportunities.

As the club strives to improve its numbers, they will also try to change misconceptions about them.

“We still have people go, ‘Oh, aren’t you guys the city program?” she said, adding last year the club did help the city with some programs. “Because of the term ¿gure skating club, they just automatically, even the city manager who has wanted to change the program and compete with us,

naturally assumed we are just ¿gure skating. We are a skating club. The biggest chunk of the skating is the little ones (60 to 70 per cent of the membership.)

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“Interesting, isn’t it, how the John Tavares, you have disapmembers of the NHL Players’ Aspointed me. sociation were all kumbaya leading You are one of my favourite playinto the lockout, displaying an uners in the NHL, because you’re half paralleled level of solidarity against Portuguese. It’s not the only reason, the greedy owners? (And yes, they because you do have some skills are greedy.) But then once players despite barely being a better skater were faced with even a hint of inthan myself. I also do count on you activity, about eight percent of them to help strengthen my hockey pool – with many more to come – bolted team. to take another player’s job at the You just had to do it though, Emanuel Sequeira ¿rst opportunity. You have to wondidn’t you? In the future, you will be On the Sidelines der how these same players would the New York Islanders captain and feel if the NHL went out and hired lead that ship, but right now you’re a 720 replacement players to take their big-league follower. You have joined the contingent that has spots while this imbroglio gets worked out. They gone overseas to play.

How could you? Especially since I have read would be outraged, of course. And there’s little you are taking a more active role in the NHLPA doubt that any of those replacement players who managed to gain permanent employment would with the labour negotiations in this lockout.

Why does this bother me? You are taking away be skating around with a target on his back.”

Looking at Eliteprospects.com, under rumours, employment from another player, whose talents unfortunately are not good enough to play in the the website shows 12 more players who may join European teams. Sportsnet.ca reported that No Hockey League. Sorry, I couldn’t resist that.

I understand that players in the NHL can have Evander Kane has signed with Dinamo Minsk in their jobs taken away from them if they don’t per- the Kontinental Hockey League, becoming the form well enough, or they are simply outplayed, ¿rst Canadian to commit to that league.

There is nothing wrong with players choosbut these athletes in Europe don’t fall in that cating to head overseas, if their plan is to not play in egory. the NHL again. I agree with my friend that if you However, Mr. Tavares, you will be happy to don’t like your job, you should quit. know that there are a few people happy to ¿nd Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin out this news that NHL.com reported. Fans from has been quoted saying that players may not rethat league responded that they are excited to see turn to the NHL if owners are insistent on cutting you play. A friend of mine is also in full support player salaries back after they offered those big of you. money contracts.

This is part of a message a friend of mine postIf NHL players are unhappy with their employed on Facebook: ers, they have a choice to not work for them. If “This time around I sit on the player’s side you are unhappy with their employers or circumand hope they stick together…Good on the NHL stances with their work environment, then you players to sign in Europe. Don’t like the system? look for something better and quit. Don’t comLeave! Don’t like your job... Quit! I hope the plain about it.

NHLPA sticks together for as long as it takes!”

No doubt it would be hard to leave the best I agreed with my friend’s message when he league in the world, but it’s players such as yourblamed the owners, but then sticking together self Mr. Tavares that makes the NHL the best and Àeeing to Europe. Nope. His response to me. league. Would the NHL still be the best if the tal“Boo hoo.” ent wasn’t there?

Ken Campbell of the The Hockey News made some good points in an article published online Emanuel Sequeira is the sports editor last week. for the Penticton Western News.

Smoking Aces steal mixed slo-pitch title from Black Sheep Western News Staff

The Smoking Aces slo-pitch team won the fall mixed title after winning two games straight in the finals to last year’s champions, the Black Sheep.

The teams also tangled in the final last season, but the Smoking Aces got the better of the Black

Sheep this year defeating them 16-13 and 9-6 on Friday evening at Lion’s Park.

The Black Sheep finished first overall in the regular season standings going undefeated (10-0). The Smoking Aces finished in third (6-3-1) behind Konanz Chiropractic (8-2).

In the double-knockout

playoffs, the Smoking Aces defeated the Lobsters, Konanz Chiropractic then suffered a 14-6 loss to the Black Sheep. The win earned the Black Sheep a trip to the finals. The Smoking Aces had to come through the back door defeating Clancy’s Pitch Slap 20-15 for the opportunity to play in the finals.

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IN BRIEF Finalists chosen for Ironman Canada

Kelowna, Whistler and Huntsville, Ont., are the three ¿nalists to host the 2013 Ironman Canada. The World Triathlon Corporation made the announcement on its website. Selection was based on criteria stated in a bid process that closed on Sept. 24. Seven communities made a bid. Ironman staff will now conduct in-depth visits to the ¿nal three communties and then an announcement on the host will be made by mid-October.

Bantam Vees make comeback The Smile Enhancement Bantam Tier 2 Vees opened their regular season with a come-frombehind 4-3 win over Vernon. After falling behind 2-0, the Vees worked hard and were rewarded by scoring the winning goal with 30 seconds remaining in the third on the power-play. Leading the way for the Vees was Josh Maser with a goal and an assist. Also scoring for the Vees were Raphael

Bassot, Myles Thibodeau and Mike MacLean.

Alyck Coombes was solid in the net. The Bantam Vees head to Port Moody this weekend to attend a tournament.

Quest are kings of men’s slo pitch Quest defeated Freak Supplements to claim the Penticton men’s slo-pitch championship. Freak Supplements had to come from the bottom tiering of the A division after they lost to Eclipse. They then defeated Sports Freaks, Eclipse and the Raptors to earn the championship berth.

Summerland and Penticton ladies golf Vijai Vaagen and Carol Mulligan tied for Àrst in the Àrst Áight of the stableford format at the Summerland Golf and Country Ladies Club. Doris Tower was second, while Catrina Kim and Val Eibner tied for third.

In the second Áight, Helen Benallick placed Àrst, Ev Crane tied for second with Monique Sadler and Anka Manders third.

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calendar WEDNESDAY October 3

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meets from 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 103 of the Penticton United Church, enter through north door. Call 250-493-1527 for info.

HAND AND FOOT CANASTA at 1 p.m. in the Penticton Leisure Centre, 439 Winnipeg St. Lessons available for those who have never played before.

Call June evenings at 250492-7630 for info.

PENTICTON DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB holds weekly games Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the Under 100 Club Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Penticton Library. Call Birgitta at 250-770-1154 for info.

SAHAJ MARG MEDITATION every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Call 250-492-4458 for info.

65-PLUS SINGLES COFFEE CLUB meets at 10 a.m. at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. For info call 250-492-0459 or 250770-1018.

BINGO EVERY WEDNESDAY in the Legion hall for the Ladies Auxiliary, 502 Martin St. at 1 p.m.

Regular bingo to resume in September.

SENIORS’ RECREATION and Wellness Centre at 439 Winnipeg St. hosts euchre every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Call Betty at 250-490-0468 for more information.

OKANAGAN FALLS SENIORS’ Activity Centre has exercise classes at 8 a.m., music and coffee hour at 9 a.m. followed by carpet bowling at 1 p.m.

AL-ANON FOR FRIENDS and family of alcoholics at 7:30 p.m. at United Church, 696 Main St. Call 250-4909272 for info.

IODE THRIFT STORE on 464 Main St. has weekly specials and is open Monday to Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m.

SUMMERLAND ART CLUB meets every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library’s lower floor on Wharton Street. Painters of all levels welcome.

Workshops available. For info call Barb at 250-4943002.

DUTCH COFFEE CLUB meets every third Wednesday of the month at the Cherry Lane Shopping Centre food court from 10 a.m. to noon. For Dutch Canadians or immigrants or anyone else interested.

THE BREASTFEEDING CAFÉ will be held the first and third Wednesdays of each

month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Penticton and District Community Resource Society on 330 Ellis St. Moms, babies and toddlers are all welcome to join. Contact Kaili at 250404-4299 for info.

FOSTER CARE INFO sessions every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at MCFD Resource Office. For info call Moe at 250-770-7524 or visit www.fosterbc.ca or www. mcf.gov.bc.ca/foster.

OLIVER DOUBLE O Quilters have drop-in activities every Wednesday.

PENTICTON QUILTERS MEET on the second Wednesday (Oct. 10) of the month at the Salvation Army hall at 9 a.m. Check their website at www.pentictonquilters. com.

KIWANIS CLUB HAS a lunch meeting every Wednesday at noon at 390 Brunswick St., Penticton ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NIGHT group meets in the Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. at 1498 Government St. The Summerland group meets at 8 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. in the basement. Nooners meetings are Monday to Friday noon at 361 Wade Ave. LEGION BRANCH 40 has daily lunches Monday to Thursday, with fish and chips on Friday.

PENTICTON SENIORS DropIn Centre has beginner line dance at 9 a.m., a coffee social at 10 a.m., and easy to intermediate line dance and cribbage at 1 p.m. and card games at 7 p.m. Call 250-493-2111 to confirm line dance activities.

ANAVETS has hump day with dinner by Stu at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment from Buzz Byer at 6:30 p.m.

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH has Ready, Set, Learn for three-year-olds and their parents from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Come for crafts, stories, information on early learning, and more.

PENTICTON ACADEMY OF Music String orchestra rehearses at the Leir House under the direction of John Suderman from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. New members welcome. For information please call 250-493-7977.

WELLNESS SENIORS SOCIETY presents Elder Abuse Prevention Awareness from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Penticton Library on 785 Main St. Call 250487-7455 for more information.

SOUTH OKANAGAN TENNIS Association is meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Penticton Community Centre in meeting room four.

ELKS CLUB on Ellis St. has a lodge meeting downstairs at 7:30 p.m.

PUBLIC PENTICTON LIBRARY is hosting a learn how to prevent identity theft seminar at 1:30 p.m. with Jim Porteous, the community safety coordinator. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

THURSDAY October 4

FRANCO 50-PLUS CLUB meets from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Drop-in program for French speakers wanting to socialize in French, including activities such as games, outings, discussions, hobbies and projects. Call Lina at 250-492-2549 for info.

DESERT SAGE SPINNERS and Weavers Guild meets at 10 a.m. at the Oliver Community Centre.

Members create beautiful handworks. Visitors are always welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member stop by or contact Gail Erickson at rgerickson@telus.net or 250-498-4959.

CITY PEACH meet TOASTMASTERS from noon to 1 p.m. at the Penticton United

Church, Toastmasters improves speaking abilities and leadership skills. Call 250-4922362 for info.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at 5:30 p.m. at 431 Winnipeg St. Call Merle at 250-

770-8093.

TOPS B.C. 1640 meets from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Bethel Church basement at 945 Main St. Phone Beverley at 250-493-5968 or Liz at 250-493-7997 for more information.

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calendar OKANAGAN FALLS SENIORS’ Activity Centre has computer classes at 9 a.m., bridge at 1 p.m. and cribbage at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.

O KANAGAN S OUTH and I MMIGRANT Community Services is offering free English classes. For more info, stop by the office at 508 Main St. or call 250-492-6299.

AL-ANON FOR FRIENDS and family of alcoholics meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Summerland United Church. Call 250-4909272.

PENTICTON SENIORS Dropin Centre has spanish conversation and carpet bowl at 10 a.m., bingo at

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1 p.m., with doors open at noon, improver line dance at 12:30 p.m. and crafters meet at 1 p.m. Call 250493-2111 to confirm line dance activities.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS NIGHT group meets at 8 p.m. on 150 Orchard Ave. in the Outreach Centre.

The Okanagan Falls group meets at 8 p.m. at 5328 Hawthorne St., and the men’s book study group runs at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. FRATERNAL ORDER of the Eagles have Joseph’s famous pizza from 5 to 7 p.m., with proceeds to Alzheimer’s Society followed by music trivia by Affordable Quality music at 7 p.m.

ANAVETS has pool at 7:30 p.m.

ELKS CLUB on Ellis St. has Thursday night darts. All skill levels welcome. Toe line is at 7 p.m.

PENTICTON ACADEMY OF MUSIC has a Broadway Debut and Triple Threat Musical Theatre classes 4 to 7 p.m. for ages six to 15 with Melanie Konynenberg. Check their website for details www. pentictonacademyofmusic. ca or call 250-493-7977.

New members welcome.

NATION OKANAGAN TRANSITION Emergency House and Ooknakane Friendship Centre is hosting the annual Sisters in Spirit Vigil, honoring missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls at 4:30 p.m. starting with dinner at the Ooknakane Friendship Centre located at 146 Ellis St. Guest Speaker Bernie Williams.

Bring your families, your drums, your voices and your candles. Everyone is welcome.

LADIES AUXILIARY branch No. 40 Lunch Bunch will meet at Debbie’s Diner at 1960 Barnes St. at 11:30 a.m.

THE EN’OWKIN CENTRE Literary Reading Series has Larry Loyie and Constance Brissenden reading at 12:15 p.m. and signing at 1:15 p.m. at the centre located on Green

Mountain Road.

FRIDAY

October 5 SENIORS SINGLES LUNCH Club welcomes 65-plus each Friday. For location call 250-496-5980 or 250-770-8622.

SOUTH MAIN DROP-IN Centre invites the public to bring its dancing shoes for an evening of entertainment with Borderline Swing at 7:30 p.m. $5 per person.

Refreshments will be available.

890 WING OF South Okanagan Air Force Association gets together at 4 p.m. at the clubhouse at 126 Dakota Ave. CARE CLOSET THRIFT Store at 574 Main St. has weekly specials and silent auctions. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers always welcome.

C OMPUTER S ENIOR DROP-IN Sessions are held every Monday and Friday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. These sessions are for members to help solve problems other members may be experiencing with their computers.

S ENIORS P ENTICTON DROP-IN Centre has chess at noon.

AL-ANON MEETS AT the Oasis United Church at 2964 Skaha Lake Rd. from 6 to 7 p.m. For info call 250-490-9272.

A L C O H O L I C S ANONYMOUS BIG book, 12x12 thumper group meets at 7:30 p.m. at 102 1825 Main St. Naramata group meets at 8 p.m. at 3740 3rd St. In Summerland, the step study meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at 13204 Henry Ave. Nooners meetings are Monday to Friday at noon at 361 Wade Ave. C ANADIAN R OYAL LEGION branch 40 has daily lunches from Monday to Thursday,

with fish and chips on Friday.

ANAVETS has karaoke from 7 p.m. to close.

BEREAVEMENT WALKING GROUP for those who are grieving the death of a loved one. Meeting Friday mornings until Oct. 26. Come and meet at 9:45 a.m. at the Japanese Garden Gate behind the Penticton Art Gallery. Leisurely walk followed by a coffee time afterward. For more information, call Andrea at 250-492-9071 (ext. 2203).

ELKS CLUB on Ellis St. has drop-in darts/pool starts at 6:30 p.m.

SUMMERLAND PLEASURE PAINTERS meet every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lower hall of the Summerland Library.

BC SPCA has a canine companion youth workshop Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2200 Dartmouth Dr. Sign up by emailing Rachelle Kidd at kids@spca. bc.ca. The cost is $30 per child, or $25 for Kids Club members when you use the discount code SPOT. SCHOOLS OUT DAYCAMP offers your favourite games, activities, crafts, swimming and much more piled into one funfilled day Oct 5 and 19 for kids aged six to 12 years. Cost is $25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an additional Keeners program for children wanting to attend before and after. For more information call the Community Centre at 250-490-2426.

FRATERNAL ORDER of the Eagles has dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. with proceeds to charity.

Entertainment by Buzz at 7 p.m.

COMING EVENTS CANADIAN RED CROSS Health Equipment Loan

Service are seeking volunteers to continue providing this essential service to those who need it. In Penticton, the Red Cross HELP Short Term Loan depot is located at #130 – 216 Hastings Ave. and operates Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact them at 250-493-7533 and ask for Lynne or Dara for more information on how you can become a volunteer.

OKANAGAN COLLEGE HAS a volunteer literacy tutor program and is seeking volunteers for its upcoming training sessions. For info, call Penticton tutor co-ordinator Danielle Robinson at 250-492-4305, ext.

3244 or drobinson@ okanagan.bc.ca. Also, Angelika Eneas, Oliver and Osoyoos tutor co-ordinator, at 250-492-4305 ext. 3239 or Aeneas@ okanagan.bc.ca B.C. SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIETY Penticton branch is offering education programs for families in the fall, which are Kids in Control for children ages 8 to 13 and Teens in Control for ages 13 to 17.

These interactive group sessions provide the tools and coping skills that will help them grow up happy and healthy despite their challenges and risks.

Teens in Control starts Oct. 11 for eight weeks from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Kids in Control starts Oct. 13 for eight weeks from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Parent/guardian consent is required for the children and youth programs.

Strengthening Families Together for adult family members or other persons supporting a person with a mental health concern is every fourth Thursday of the month (except December) from 6 to 8 p.m. from Sept. 26 or five Saturdays Oct. 20 to Nov. 24 (except Nov. 10) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (lunch provided). Register by calling 250-493-7338.

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Program recycles wine corks Ever wondered what to do with old natural wine corks? In the South Okanagan you can recycle natural corks at several local businesses in Penticton and Summerland. Cork is a 100 per cent sustainable and renewable natural resource that can be recycled into dozens of new products.

‘Put A Cork In It’ Cork Recycling Program was set up in Vancouver by Ian McSorley when he learned there were a variety of ways to remanufacture cork into underlay, Àooring, acoustical wall tiles and fabrics.

Put A Cork In It consolidates shipments of corks and sends them to the Jelinek Cork Group, one of the oldest, continuously active cork companies in the world. Their recycling program was the ¿rst of its kind in North America.

Put A Cork In It currently has ¿ve locations in the South Okanagan. In Penticton, residents can bring natural corks to Bench 1775 Winery, Upper Bench Estate Winery, the Penticton Wine Country Visitor Information Centre and the Campbell Mountain Land¿ll during normal business hours. In Summerland, Valentine Farm Vinegar Works can also accept corks. For a full list-

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PETER WILLE of Bench 1775 Winery looks over some of the wine corks being recycled through the Put A Cork In It program.

ing of locations and addresses visit www.putacorkinit.ca.

“We are big on recycling cardboard and glass and creating our own compost,” explains Peter Wille of Bench 1775 Winery.

“Recycling corks ¿ts with our philosophy of being as natural as possible.”

Screw tops and synthetic corks are not accepted. Don’t mix synthetic corks with natu-

ral corks as they are dif¿cult to remove once mixed together.

Synthetic corks can melt and potentially damage cork recycling equipment. Place synthetic corks in the garbage.

“Businesses, such as wineries and restaurants, are encouraged to learn more and set themselves up with free cork recycling,” said Cameron Baughen, RDOS solid waste management co-or-

dinator. “This program is a great way to promote your business while keeping valuable materials out of the land¿ll.”

For more information, visit www.putacorkinit.ca. Restaurants and wineries interested in becoming a drop-off depot can also contact the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Solid Waste Department at 250490-4129.

Grist Mill wraps up season with Apple Day The annual Apple Day end of season celebration at The Grist Mill in Keremeos goes this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The apple pie judging begins at 2 pm with apple pie sales at 3 p.m. Entries are due at the Apple Pie Baking Contest Booth

by The Tea Room Gift Shop no later that 1 p.m. on Sunday.

The water drop onto the old mill wheel is in working order so that Apple Day visitors will be able to see the 1887 water driven mill in action. There will also be a demonstration of the old apple press, a guess the number of apples in the barrel contest and an apple race from the mill bridge to the garden bridge.

Old time, contemporary and traditional music will also be part of Apple Day. An open mike invites those on stage with a song or tune to share.

Residents and growers with interesting apple varieties are invited to bring them to the mill on Apple Day for tasting and discussion.

If you have varieties of heritage apples that you would care to sell to Apple Day visitors, contact Dave at 250-499-5417 and space will be afforded. Apple vendors are asked to share their proceeds with The Grist

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LUXURY GETAWAYS & SCENIC DESTINATIONS Discover Nevada • 11 Days, Oct. 16* "New Routing, New Experiences!".................$879 Las Vegas • 10 Days, Nov. 8 .........................................................................................$739 Lake Chelan • 3 Days, Oct. 21* ...................................................................................$209 Coeur D'Alene • 4 Days, Oct. 28, Nov. 13 ...................................................................$249 Silver Reef • 3 Days, Oct. 24, Nov. 7* & 26, Jan. 9, Feb. 3 & 20, Mar. 6, Apr. 10 .........$214 Silver Reef • 4 Days, Oct. 28*, Nov. 11*, Jan. 22, Feb. 12 & 25, Mar. 17 & 25 ...................$289 Tulalip • 4 Days, Nov. 5* & 13*, Jan. 15 & 28, Feb. 11, 18 & 25, Mar. 3 & 19 ..................... $349 Tulalip • 3 Days, Nov. 19*, Jan. 23, Feb. 6, Mar. 11 & 25, Apr. 7, May 21 ...................$259 Reno • 8 Days, 2013: Feb. 9, Mar. 9*, 16 & 23*, Apr. 6 & 13*, May 11 ..............From $339 Swinomish • 3 Days, Nov. 11, Dec. 5, Jan. 28, Feb. 18, Mar. 19, Apr. 21 (Tulips)....... From $209 Northern Quest • 4 Days, Nov. 4, Apr. 15, Jun. 11.......................................................$365 Clearwater Resort • 4 Days, Nov. 18, Apr. 28 ....................................................From $339 HOLIDAY & CHRISTMAS TOURS Victorian Christmas - Incl. Leavenworth & Puyallup • 4 Days, Nov. 29 ..........................$434 Tulalip Holiday Lights & Shopping • 4 Days, Dec. 4* & 6* ......................................From $389 Silver Reef Holiday Lights & Shopping • 4 Days, Dec. 4 & 11 ..........................................$319 Swinomish Holiday Lights & Shopping • 3 Days, Dec. 5 ................................................ $269 Lake Chelan & Leavenworth Lights • 3 Days, Nov. 30, Dec. 3 & 5*................................. $219 Christmas in Laughlin • 11 Days, Dec. 19* .........................................................................$774 Christmas at Northern Quest • 4 Days, Dec. 24*...............................................................$429 Christmas at Coeur D' Alene • 4 Days, Dec. 24*................................................................$329 New Years Celebration at Tulalip • 4 Days, Dec. 30* ........................................................$499 The following tours are full and we encourage you to waitlist: Christmas at Tulalip, Silver Reef & Reno.

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JIM MILLAR gives an apple press demonstration at last year’s Apple Day celebrations at The Grist Mill.

Mill Heritage Club.

There will be beverages and baked good and luncheon fare from the Grist Mill Tea Room. The Grist Mill Heritage Club will offer smokies and burgers with trimmings in the garden by the old mill wheel.

Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and children under ¿ve years are admitted free. A few volunteers are still needed to help make the day a bigger success. Call 250-499-5417 if you would like to join the volunteer crew.

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OWNER OPERATORS Signing Bonus Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires Owner Ops. to be based at our Kamloops or Kelowna terminals for runs throughout BC and Alberta.

Applicants must have winter & mountain, driving exp./ training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package.

To join our team of Professional drivers, call Bev at 604-968-5488 or email a resume, current driver’s abstract & details of truck to: careers@vankam.com or fax 604-587-9889 Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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College Director We are conducting a general recruiting drive for College Directors in BC. The College Director serves as the leader, team-builder and operations manager for our student focused campuses. Candidates will have a degree or professional designation accompanied by two years’ experience in education/teaching or 5 years’ combination of academic and related experience. Superior people management skills and business operations experience is a must. A willingness to relocate is an asset. Please apply at our website: http://www.sprottshaw.com/about/were-hiring/

Before embarking on a sucessful career, you need to know what industry and general position you are interested in.

Speaking with one of our career advisors will help you outline your career goals and what fields are best suited to you. You can even tour the campus, speak with current students, and find out where our graduates are now.

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Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour.

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Customer Service Rep The Penticton Western News is searching for a Customer Service Representative - Advertising Reporting to the Sales Manager, the Customer Service Representative will be successful in completing the job duties by demonstrating the ability to deal with Retail Advertising clients in a professional and courteous manner, and complete customer contact, production information, billing and administrative duties as required.

The ideal candidate may have experience in an administrative role, call centre or food service setting and is searching for a position that offers real career advancement opportunities, normal working hours and above average compensation.

Good telephone manners, professional appearance and a valid drivers licence with access to a vehicle are required.

This is a full time position, with salary, bonus opportunities, benefits and a car allowance.

No phone call please. Please email, fax or mail resume and cover letter to: Larry Mercier Sales Manager Penticton Western News larry@pentictonwesternnews.com Fax 250 492 9843

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The Penticton Western News, the South Okanagan’s best read community newspaper, has a position available within our sales team.

Ambitious hard working individual who can work in a fast paced deadline driven environment.

You will be required to manage an existing account list assisting local merchants in growing their businesses. We offer competitive remunerations and a unique position where team work and customer service are paramount.

No phone calls please. Email, fax or mail your resume to: Larry Mercier 2250 Camrose Street Penticton, BC V2A 8R1 Fax: 250-492-9843 larry@pentictonwesternnews.com

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An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

CLARK FREIGHTWAYS Clark Freightways is a recognized leader in LTL (less-than-truckload) transportation within the province of BC, specializing in the transportation of perishable and dry goods. We are a growing, progressive and well respected carrier with over 55 years of service to our valued customers. We pride ourselves on providing our customers with reliable, on-time, overnight service and providing unique transportation solutions. We are looking for an individual to support our CORE Values for future success at our Vernon Terminal.

We are currently looking for a FT Company Line Driver.

Requires a Class 1 license, consistent trips and start times. Please drop off resume, cover letter and abstract to: 920 Waddington Drive, Vernon, BC V1T 8T3, Fax (250) 542-6711, Attn: Rob Ihaksi.

North Okanagan Sawmill is looking to hire trades persons as well as general laborers.

We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. Please Fax Resume to 250-838-9637 Ok Falls Legion #227, is accepting applications for a bonded janitor, doesn’t have to be a member, 7 days/week, Resumes to Box. #327 Ok Falls, BC, V0H 1R0.

REWINDER/SHIPPER F/T required for wine label printer will train contact jparker@oklp.ca Tire Person required Full Time.

Experienced Tractor/Trailer Tire Person, Must be Mechanically Inclined.

Please Fax Resume to 250546-0600.

Medical/Dental

Penticton Western News Circulation Department is currently seeking drivers with a large Van, for South Okanagan box routes.

Call Mark O. or Brian L. in Circulation 250-492-3636, ext. 219 Shuswap Family Resource Centre is looking for a permanent F/T child and youth mental health and SAIP worker starting ASAP. Master’s degree is preferred, will consider Bachelor’s Degree with experience.

Please send resume patti_thurston@familyresource.bc.ca

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

We require an Experienced Dispatcher for a local Transport Company. The right individual must have a working knowledge and experience with the Truck mate program as well as ACE manifesting and emanifesting. We require an individual who can work in a team environment as well as independently. Must have own transportation. Please reply with resume and references to Box # 10, c/o The Morning Star, 4407 - 25th Ave, Vernon, BC, V1T 1P5. or email: trucking031@hotmail.ca We require a truck driver with a valid Class 1 license.

Individual should have experience driving a tractor/trailer unit & be familiar with cross border hauling.

Forward resume to McLeod’s By-Products Ltd. 4559 Larkin Cross Rd, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B6

Home Care/Support CERTIFIED Care Aides to provide professional, compassionate care in home care setting. Assist with personal care, meals, light homemaking.

Casual work, flexible work schedules, day and night shifts available in Penticton, Summerland and area. Own transportation, current CPR. Experience an asset. Benefits available. Apply at 102-3310 Skaha Lake Road, email pfedor@wecarecanada.com., www.wecare.ca.

OfÀce Support RECEPTIONIST/ADMINISTRATIVE Assistant Moduline Industries is adding to it’s administrative team. We are presently seeking an individual who has excellent communication, MS Word, MS Outlook, and Excel skills with the ability to multi-task and self-manage in a dynamic office environment. Applicants should fax their Cover Letter and Resume to Moduline attention HR at 250-493-0500.

Trades, Technical AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing INC. is looking for Welders. Due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have openings for 10-3rd Year Apprentices or Journey Person Welders. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd Year Apprentice $28-$30/hour, Journey Person $32-$35/hour, higher with tank experience. Profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company.

Good working environment.

Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at: (office)780-8462231; (fax) 780-846-2241 or send resume to blaine@autotanks.ca; p r o d u c t i o n @ a u t o t a n k s. c a .

Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform.

Journeymen Electricians required, Saskatoon or Regina, residential/multi-family experience, competitive salary & full benefits, Midwest Electric Ltd., midwestelec@sasktel.net or fax: 306-955-8875 Local HVAC company requires a 3rd or 4th year Sheet Metal Apprentice. Competitive wage, great group plan. Full-time.

Fax resume to: 250-490-7044, or email to: aarongle@vip.net SOUTH ROCK is hiring for: Paving Personnel (raker, screed, general labourers); Heavy Equipment Operators.

Send resume to: careers@southrock.ca or call 403-568-1327.

Services

Resident Care Aide Join our growing team at Haven Hill in Penticton BC! As a Resident Care Aide (RCA), you will bring your expertise, caring approach and positive outlook to a well-respected care facility that is known for its quality of care and positive resident life style. You will be an integral part of a team that creates a home-like environment of comfort, dignity, and quality of life for its residents.

Qualifications: • Graduate from a recognized Care Aide Program.

• Must have a current Basic First Aid Certificate.

• Previous experience in a long-term care facility is preferred.

• Physical and emotional ability to carry out the duties of the position congruent with meeting the needs of Long Term Care residents.

• Ability to operate related equipment.

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and to deal with others in a professional manner.

• Ability to organize and prioritize work.

• Ability to work both independently and as a member of the Multidisciplinary Care Team.

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to effectively interact with the various individuals involved in providing holistic care in a flexible resident focused environment.

• Must be in good health and free from communicable diseases, physically able to perform repetitive tasks, lift, squat, bend, stand and walk as required to perform the duties of the position.

• Must possess a dedication to safety in the work environment and a collaborative, respectful and supportive attitude toward all interactions with residents, staff and family members.

Please submit your application via email to HHCareers@ shawcable.com or apply online at www.havenhill.ca/ careers.

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Line cooks needed for family oriented business, Naramata Pub, fax resume: 250-4965594 or phone (250)496-5655

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. If you have submitted an application within the past 6 months, please do not resubmit as your application is in process. Thanks.

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Education/Tutoring Tutoring. One to one tutoring to meet your child’s needs.

Experienced teacher & tutor.

All subjects grades 1-8, at my home in Penticton. Call Susan (778)476-0883

Financial Services

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HAY FOR SALE; Grass or Grass Alfalfa mix, Large square bales, 3x3x8, $160/ton.

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Cleaning Services D.H. Cleaning & Maint., window, wall & carpet cleaning, painting, (250)689-1672

Garden & Lawn Valley Wide Lawn Care, rejuvenate your lawn naturally with a Fall Core Aeration, only $79.99 for most sized lawns, includes Fall Feeder Fertilizer, Ph: Gerald at 250-492-4731

Home Improvements BELCAN Painting & Reno’s over 15 years in business licensed, insured, WCB painting, tiling, Àooring, kitchen/bath reno’s, carpentry ¿nishing,

Livestock Premium Wood Shavings Animal bedding, Mulching, Weed control, starting at $250 for 50 cubic yards delivered, (250)770-0214 Reg. Texel Ram Lamb; 2 Texel X Ram Lambs, 3/4 & 7/8’s Ewe Lambs. 1 (250)546-6223 Weaner Pigs. Healthy, naturally raised.

Castratedwormed. $80. discounts on lg orders. Vernon Area 250-5422517 or 250-309-0049

Pets Bull Mastiff Puppies, Brindle.

Ready to go. $1000, shots, Vet checked. 250-379-0009 WOLF Hybrid Cubs. Available now.

Sun Valley Wolf Kennels Kelowna (250)-765-4996 www.sunvalleywolfkennels.com

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions Western Star Auctions, the Okanagan’s Premier Auction Houses 161 Ellis Street, weekly auctions every Tuesday @ 6pm Always accepting consignments. 250-492-3203

Firearms Hunting Rifles - Used & New, Beretta 92 Clone by Girsan from $499, at the Best Little Gunshop Around, Weber & Markin Gunsmiths, 4-1691 Powick Rd. Kelowna, 250-7627575, Tues - Sat, 10am-6pm

Len (250)486-8800 lenmass@gmail.com

HOME Renovations. Bathrooms, Kitchens and Basement Renovations. Licensed and Insured. Call 250-4885338 Meadowvale Construction Reno’s, additions, new construction, bathrooms, tile, roofing & more, over 35 yrs experience, call Mark (250)809-8425

Landscaping Fully experienced Landscape Pruner; Evergreen Hedges, Ornamental’s & fruit trees. Picture portfolio & reference list of satisfied clients available, Ph: Gerald at 250-493-5161

Moving & Storage FAMILY Movers. Moving?

Anything, anywhere. Local and long distance trips. Packing service available, weekly trips to Vancouver, Alberta, full and partial loads. Cheapest rates in the valley. Free Estimates, 250-493-2687

Painting & Decorating A-TECH SERVICES (1) 250-899-3163 WWW.PAINTSPECIAL.COM

3 Rooms For $299, 2 Coats Any Colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls. Cloverdale Premium Quality Paint. NO PAYMENT, until job is completed!

Pest Control Okanagan Pest Control Ltd., Peach leaf curl protectant control treatment now being applied in the month of September, only $39.99 per tree, Ph: Gerald at 250-493-5161 DROWNING IN debts? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements.

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Pets & Livestock

Rubbish Removal PENTICTON Junk Removal!

Anything goes!

Household waste, furniture and appliances to the dump 250-770-0827 HAULING RUBBISH TO THE DUMP, serving Penticton, dump service, junk & yard waste, odd jobs, service with a smile, Pat 250-486-4867

Free Items FREE BROKEN PALLETS!!

Pick-up at the Penticton Western News.

2250 Camrose St. older female calico cat, indoor/outdoor, (250)276-9373

Fruit & Vegetables RARE APPLES. No spray

Rubinette, Boskoop & more European Varieties.

Organic Gardens 6721 Buchanan RD. 250-542-1032 SPARTAN Apples $7.00 box, bring your own box, 250-4928854

Firewood/Fuel A-1 Firewood, split & delivered, full cords Pine $200, Fir $250, Mixed $225, 1/2 cord $100, 1/4 cord $50. Day. 250770-0827, Eve. 250-493-2687 FREE BROKEN PALLETS!!

Pick-up at the Penticton Western News.

2250 Camrose St.

Furniture 2 twin adjustable beds, like new, Sealy mattresses, firm, will sell both for $1600 OBO, (Paid $3200), (250)490-9576 Are you looking for couches comfortable enough to fall asleep on? Then these 2 COUCHES are the ones for you! $250 OBO (250)462-5874 Beautiful 4pc china cupboard with light & server 8’x10’ wide, holds much! “Matching” table with 2 boards & 4 chairs, meddark pine $1200, and 1 sofa bed 54” color brown, very good condition $250.

(250)493-0838 Clearance Sale! On wood Patio chairs, tables and benches, Asst. sizes, $20-$40, Norm 250-490-0256 Double bed with frame, $100, side by side double door fridge, $150, ceramic top Kenmore stove, $150, washer & dryer, $175 (both) can deliver & set up, 770-0827 Solid wood pedestal dining table with 4 chairs, one chair has arms, $150 obo, OK Falls, email: undertakerschick@hotmail.com

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Auto Financing

Garage Sales Moving Sale, Oct 6 & 7, 8 am -2 pm, household items, bikes, etc., 110-1060 King St.

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Featuring SIERRAS family community, or single and multi-section homes for your property.

250-769-6614 www.accenthomes.ca

Heavy Duty Machinery

Other Areas

Will pay cash for oversized scrap steel, cats, yarders, saw mill equipment, farm equipment, etc. All insurance in place to work on your property. 250-260-0217

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mex. Condo, Penthouse, 2BDRM’s, ea. w/full ensuite. Fully furn’d. & decorated, overlooking Neuvo Vallarta Marina, 5 min’s. to beach, $275,000 for info Email rklister@sympatico.ca

Misc. for Sale 4 wheel Shoprider, big wheels, $500 firm, (250)493-0729 ‘98 Eddie Bauer Explorer, new winter tires, & all brakes are new. 1964 Honda 90 scooter, dual sprocket. & Firewood for sale (250)494-9125 Freezer beef, grain fed, no hormones, no antibiotics, by the side, $2.95 lb. CWF. 250-307-3430.

Located in Penticton Walk-In cooler $1,000. Meat Saw $1,250. Grinder, Wrapper, Stainless Steel Table, Paper Roll Holder $500.

Call 1-604-212-2277

Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-499-0251

Musical Instruments CORT acoustic steel string guitar with cutaway, grover tuners and Fishman Pickup.

Beautiful wood and sound.

Must be seen and played to appreciate. $650 Call 250-517-8087 Guitar, Piano, Voice, Song Creation, Performance and Recording Lessons. Aidan Mayes, Tim Holman, Maiya Robbie & Mandy Cole. Phone 778-476-5917.

Guitars, amplifiers, drums, keyboards, band & string instruments, music books & access., music lessons, sales & rentals, Skaha Sound, 51 Nanaimo Ave. E, 250-492-4710

Sporting Goods Golf clubs with bag, used twice $150, 250-462-6275 Quality Firearms Buy & Sell.

Weber & Markin Gunsmiths The Best Little Gunshop Around 4-1691 Powick Rd Kel 250-762-7575 Tue-Sat 10-6 facebook.com/WeberMarkin

Stereo / DVD / TV 50” Panasonic VT25 series, 3D TV, Plasma, top of the line, 1.5 years old, $900 firm, (250)497-5342

Real Estate For Sale By Owner 1220 Government St., 1071 sqft. bungalow, $238,000, comfree.com #356771, OPEN HOUSE, Sat., 12-2pm FOR Sale by Owner 3 & bdrm Home in Olalla. $149,000 OBO. Ph 250-496-4106 or 486-4106 ******* OKHomeseller.com View Okanagan properties for sale by owner. Selling? No Commission. 250-545-2383, 1-877-291-7576 PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTS from $140,000.

Also: 1 precious 3 acre parcel, owner financing. 250-558-7888 www.orlandoprojects.com

Apt/Condo for Rent

BROCKTON COURT

241 Scott Avenue 1 Bedroom from $650 2 Bedroom from $795 Cable Included, 40+ Building, No Smoking, No Pets, Secure Building, Parking, Balcony

250-488-2881 1 & 2 bdrm, newly reno’d suites. Secured access, util incl, near hospital, bus route and close to all amenities, n/p, n/s 250-938-7146 1bdrm unit, parking avail. great location, $700 heat/cable incl. n/s, cat ok w/deposit, 250-488-7902 2 BDRM condo for rent Nov 1st. 55+ only, no pets, no smoking, In-suite washer/dryer, fridge, stove, dishwasher, secured parking, lots of storage, inc elec. $800 per mth.

Call 250-462-3670 after 4pm.

2bdrm, great location, private parking, quiet, secure building, large storage room, laminate floors, $850, heat/cable incl., cat ok with dep., ns, 250-4887902 FURNISHED or un-furnished apt for rent in Princeton Avail. now, need excellent ref’s & DD. No pets. Call 250-2951006 leave a message.

LARGE 2bdrm Apt. $850 Avail. Now, & Large 1bdrm Apt. $750, Avail. Nov. 1st, 40+ building. Call (250)-487-1136 Penticton, VERANA condo, 2bdrm,2bath & den, 6-appl., Nov. 01, $1000. 403-2513319 or 250-494-7877

Commercial/ Industrial PRIME Commercial Spaces: 2300sqft. in busy Plaza, ample parking, also 770sqft., in OK Market for food-related retail business, Barb 250-492-6319

Duplex / 4 Plex 1bdrm, ns building, 40+, large bright suite, large private patio, near bus route & shopping, $700/mo.+util, single occ., water incl., (250)492-0274 (am’s) 3BDRM, Penticton 3bath, f/s/dw, window coverings, a/c, close to school, town & lake, 250-809-4949, 250-490-0875 bright, 2bd, walk-out 3plex, near DT, hw/laundry incl, ns, cat ok, $700, 250-486-6930 UPPER Duplex 3bdrms, 1 bath, 2 Skylights, 2 Decks. $1300 including utilities. Oct 1st (250) 460-1387

Homes for Rent 2bdrm house, F/S, apartment sized W/D, lrg. yard deck, shed, NS, $1000+util., (250)493-3932 Cozy 2bdrm home, large private backyard, yard work req’d, N/S, small pets neg., ref’s, & 1yr lease req’d, $925 + util. (250)496-4031 New 3bdrm house, n/s, n/p, $1100/mo., +util., Avail. Oct. 1st, near Maggie school, 250493-4211

Royal LePage Locations West

$480 up Motel suites and RV pads. located at Penticton and RV park Summerland. Good till May 31st. 250-487-0268 Motel monthly rentals in Penticton & Oliver, Avail. until June 2013, LARGE 1bdrm suites & bachelor suites, Fully furnished, utilities/cable incl., quiet location, near Mall & bus route. Call Valley Star Motel 250-492-7205. Ext. 0 or Maple Leaf Motel Inn Towne, 250498-3497

Office/Retail

2bdrm, Baskin Gardens, reno’d, paint, f/s/w/d, fenced yard, large storage room, close to school, kids welcome, 1 small pet, $1000/mo. Avail.

Oct. 1st/ 15th (250)490-9082 3bdrm in Ok Falls, 1.5ba, full bsmt, window coverings, DW, F/S, close to school, town & lake, Avail. Nov. 1st, (250)8094949, (250)490-0875 Luxurious, Penticton townhouse, 3 levels, 2350 sq.ft., 3bdrm.+ den/office, 3ba., 3 Lrg. decks, overlooks golf course, covered parking & Lrg. storage rm., Incls. F/S, microwave, W/D, quiet, mature resp. tenants with ref’s req’d, $1550/mo. Avail. Oct. 1st, (250)276-5447 Tiffany Gardens, 2bdrm, $800/mo. +util., F/S, W/D, DW, N/P, (250)492-0413 Very clean, 2 bdrm, 1 ba, Lrg. fenced cement covered backyard, lrg. storage, appl., close to malls, bus route, schools, $975/mo. +util. Mature working person only, N/S, N/P, Avail.

Nov. 1st, (250)493-5032 or (250)809-6748

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts Used Tires, Huge Selection of used tires and wheels in stock.

We might have what you need. Prices vary according to size and quality. Starting at $25.00. Call us or drop in to Larsens Excel 555 Okanagan Ave East 250-492-5630 Penticton

Auto Financing

Escorts 250-307-8174. Krystal 20, Brittany 26, Lily 24, Jasmine 28, Jina 45. In/out Up scale Discreet, Fun, Flirty Girls! Hiring.

Recreational/Sale

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

10’6” Camper, lengthwise queen bed, 1 step entry, solar panel, very good shape, $4000, (250)499-2408

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1978 Sircco Ford Motorhome for sale, bathroom, shower, sleeps four, fridge, stove, furnace, All propane, Lots of storage. Good for hunting and summer camping, excellent condition, clean in and out. awning, new tires and batteries, asking $5000, open to offers, must be seen to be appreciated, nice little unit, goes anywhere, 250-490-4717 Sue or Larry

Suites, Lower

Townhouses

Recreational/Sale 26’ 1989 Motorhome, 54,000 original miles, runs very well, clean , non-smoking, new bed, tires, air ride, lam. floors, roof air, $9000. (250)488-4139

1987 Porsche 944, grey, auto transmission, sunroof, ac, power seat, power mirrors, power steering, all mechanical records back to 1997, well maintained, 310,000 kms, $3800, (250)498-4766

STORE FRONT on busy Rutland Road, in high traffic area available immediately. Contact (250)861-1565.

1bdrm daylight basement, close to Wiltse Elem. Sch., N/S, N/P, Avail. Oct.1st, $700 incl. util., (250)493-5630 1bdrm, new, near Wiltse school, ns, np, $650 (incl. util & cable), 250-486-2256 2bdrm main floor suite, 80x24 sunroom, storage, $750/mo. incl. util.

Wiltse area.

(250)493-2220 2 BRM bright basement in Hansen str. Fenced yard. $850 OBO. Share utilities.

250-487-0268.

2room, queen bed, util. incl., cable, req’s single senior, N/S, N/P. $675/mo. (250)490-3855 Adult oriented on Naramata Rd., 1900 sq. ft., 2bdrm, 2 ba., I util. rm., big patio with all lake and valley view, 7 appliances, N/S, N/P, long term lease pref’d, Avail. Oct.1st, $1050 +util. (250)496-5267 Fully furnished basement apartment, near Cherry Lane, $600/mo., bachelor preferred, Avail. Oct. 1st (250)493-5136

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Motels,Hotels

Apt/Condo for Rent

Scrap Car Removal 1AA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Min $60 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 250-899-0460 Scrap car removal, will pay up to $120.We are licensed & insured, more weight, more money,250-328-8697, Pent.

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132 POWER STREET 2 bed, completely reno., fr/st, incl. utilities. Avail. NOW........ ........$900.00 $900.00 1 bed, ground floor reno., fr/st, incl. utilities. Avail. NOV. 1 ......$700.00 $700.00 3313 WILSON STREET .................................... $1250.00 $1250.00 2 bed corner apt., 5 appl., secure parking. Avail. NOW 246 HASTINGS AVE. (2ND FLOOR) ......... $1050.00 $1050.00 2 bed corner apt., 2 bath, 6 appl., secure parking. Avail. OCT. OCT. 11 873 FORESTBROOK DR. (3RD FLOOR) .....$1,000.00 $1,000.00 2 bed, 2 bath, fr/st, d/w, w/d, secure parking. Avail. NOV. 1

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398 NANAIMO AVE. WEST ............................ $1250.00 $1250.00 3 bed, 5 appl. Avail. NOV. 1

REALTY EXECUTIVES VANTAGE APARTMENTS: $525 /$625 /$750 $600

Bach, 1 and 2 bdrm apts near library/downtown, elevator, cov’d parking, f, s, a/c, balcony, cat ok. NOW and Oct. 1 and Nov. 1 (EFR) Skaha Place, 1 bdrm condo, ground floor, new flooring & paint. Avail. Sept. 1 (A444) $660 3rd flr walk up, reno’d, 1 bdrm, with laminate, freshly painted, f, s, coin-op laundry. Avail. Oct. 1 (KBD304) $725 2 bdrm, grd flr, h.w. flrs, newer kitchen, f, s, a/c, covered parking, extra storage. Avail. Oct. 1 (A447) $750 Skaha Place, 2 bdrm condo, large patio, f, s, a/c, elevator.

Avail. Sept .1 (A323) $900 2nd flr walk-up, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl, gas fp, balcony, extra storage, 2 parking spaces. Avail. NOW (A350) $1100 Lakeshore 3, 8th flr, 1 bdrm + den, 6 appl, sec’d parking, fitness rooms, pool and hot tub. Avail. Oct. 1 (Ot387)

HOUSES: $950

Near Pen hi, top half of duplex, 2 bdrm & den, 5 appliances, hardwood floors, lease req’d. Avail. Sept. 1 (H710-2) $1100 Near OK beach & downtown, 2 bdrm, 1 bath home, new carpet, fenced yard, garage. Avail. Sept. 1 (H743-1)

FURNISHED HOUSES/CONDOS $1000 Near OK College & Can Tire, 2 bdrm, 1 bath home, fenced yard. Avail Sept /12 to June/13. (H679) $1200 Newer 2 bdrm 2 bath condo near SOEC and downtown, sec’d parking, 2 decks. Avail. Sept. or Oct. /12 until May/ June /13 (A446) Prospective tenants must complete an application form at:

280 MAIN STREET, PENTICTON, B.C. V2A 5B2 PHONE: 250-493-4372 - www.rentalspenticton.com Only qualified applicants will be contacted.

MALE 4 Male Erotic Massage $95, waxing, intimate grooming & skin care for the face & back. Winfield, 9-9 Daily 250-766-2048

Trucks & Vans

2003 Ford F350 XLT Crew Cab, Long box, 4x4, 7.3 power stroke, auto, air, cruise tilt, windows, locks, was pilot car, very clean, well maintained 300K, $8900.obo 1-(250) 5460994 2007 Sierra 1500 2wd,V-6 4 new tires, 67K. economical.

Lady driven, excellent cond. $10,900. 250-503-2042

Recreational/Sale

Apt/Condo for Rent

(250) 770-1948 Property Management 101-3547 SKAHA LAKE RD. Naramata: Lrg. 1 Bdrm above Edmonton Ave.: 55 Plus, 2 bdrm, ground bsmt suite, f/s, d/w, w/d, 2 bath condo. F/S, W/D, D/W, f/p, garage. Deck with view. A/C, pkg and storage. $950.00 $900.00 incl. Utilities. incl. water, avail now Lakeshore Towers: 6th & 4th Fairview: Lrg, quiet, 1 bdrm floor, 1 bdrm w/den, 1 bath, and condo f/s, w/d, a/c, d/w, m/w. Pkg electric f/p, and 2 bdrm w/ 2 bath, & deck. $695.00 with incentives. f/s,w/d,d/w, m/w, deck, pkg and Incl. water. storage. Numerous amenities. $1200.00 & $1400.00 + elec.

BEACH BUNNIES Be Spoiled At Kelowna’s Only 5 Star Men’s Spa #32-2789 Hwy 97 Blue Heights www.beachbunnies.ca 250-448-8854

1994 Chev Silverado diesel 2500 4x4, 374k, new tires, transmission, front brakes, alternator, $2200, 250-498-3094

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Transportation

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KLand Land Act:

Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Regional District of OkanaganSimilkameen of Penticton BC, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Southern Service Region – Thompson Okanagan Service Centre, Crown Land Adjudication office, for a licence for swimming area purposes covering unsurveyed Crown land being the foreshore and bed of Skaha Lake fronting Lots 2, 3 and 4 of Block 1, District Lot 2883S, Plan 4397, and Lot A, District Lot 2883S, Plan KAP83935, Similkameen Division Yale District (SDYD) situated on Provincial Crown land located in the vicinity of Skaha Lake.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 3412601. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Crown Land Adjudication at 441 Columbia St, Kamloops BC V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until November 1, 2012.

MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp -> Search -> Search by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to the public upon request.

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